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Supreme Court emergency abortion decision frustrates both sides

On Wednesday, after a copy of the draft opinion was obtained by Bloomberg News, Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, said the danger is still imminent for pregnant mothers in need...

‘This is not a time for applause’: Advocates on both sides of abortion issue slam SCOTUS ruling

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court issuing a decision allowing emergency abortions in Idaho, many pro-abortion groups criticized Thursday's ruling and said it was far from a win for abortion rights. "This is not a time for applause...

Los dos años del fin de la protección al aborto en EE.UU.: caos, terror y retroceso

Según Noel León, directora del Fondo de Defensa Legal para el Acceso al Aborto (Abortion Access LDF), la decisión del TS sumió a medio país en “un caos legal”. El Fondo, creado por el Centro...

Title IX Legal Challenges Target LGBTQ+ Protections

“Our hope is that when and if this reaches the appellate courts, the courts will consider the rule of law and the reality that these attacks on LGBTQ+ students are not factual,” said Shiwali Patel,...

Contraception Is Free by Law. So Why Are a Quarter of Women Still Paying for It?

In 2015, a study by the National Women’s Law Center, a nonprofit legal organization, found that several insurance companies claimed they were not covering hormonal rings, intrauterine devices or patches because they covered another hormonal method: the...

Supreme Court publishes draft opinion showing an unexpected win for abortion rights: report

Fatima Goss Graves, who heads the National Women’s Law Center, said the opinion appears to leave the door open for the Supreme Court to end emergency abortion care in the coming months or years. “It...